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« Reply #105 on: July 17, 2008, 12:21:51 PM »
Email Nik, explain what you want to do and I'm sure he'll let you have the source file dating from Feb, if you promise not to distribute it, only images exported from it.
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« Reply #106 on: July 18, 2008, 06:50:55 PM »
Quote from: hywelg on July 17, 2008, 12:21:51 PM
Email Nik, explain what you want to do and I'm sure he'll let you have the source file dating from Feb, if you promise not to distribute it, only images exported from it.



I have the layout with J Zuckers mods in PDF file and that particular file lets me edit so I will use it. I am such a noob at this stuff it will take some time but I sure would like some feedback when I get it done. Thanks Hywelg.
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« Reply #107 on: July 22, 2008, 09:50:07 AM »
I was searching for some stuff on Pritchard amplifiers for a mate who is into SS amps, and I came across this.

Pritchards are a solid state amp that has had a good reputation over the years, though it hasn't really been able to overcome the general valve amp reputation.

One part of their site has post by people who have ditched their valve amps for solid state Pritchards,

Owner of a Jade Dagger 1-12TB
 Jack Zucker, retired:
 Carr Rambler
 Naylor Electroverb 38

What I want to know, is this the same Jack Zucker?

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« Reply #108 on: July 22, 2008, 10:30:17 AM »
Well this Jack Z. definitely owns a tube amp, so maybe he changed his mind or there is more than one Jake. Z.

 Huh?

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« Reply #109 on: July 22, 2008, 11:46:05 AM »
Quote from: mcinku on July 22, 2008, 10:30:17 AM
Well this Jack Z. definitely owns a tube amp, so maybe he changed his mind or there is more than one Jake. Z.

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Yes, that's me. I did sell a couple amps when I got the pritchard and it was fantastic but had a lot of quirks and Eric Pritchard was a good guy but wasn't quite sure how to dial it in . I'm convinced that he could do it if he had more good players involved in the tweaking process.
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« Reply #110 on: July 22, 2008, 12:20:36 PM »
So what were the quirks?

From my experience you can get good tone from a SS amp or even a good pedal for that matter, but for me, I think the touch sensitive thing just isn't there with SS amps.

It is a funny thing to describe. I should point out that I am not a die-hard valve guy and I do own a Guitarport as it is very convenient, but it doesn't sound like an amp no matter how loud I turn up the monitors,

I have found with a good valve amp, it sounds good at nearly any setting.

Anyway tell me more about the Pritchard amp?

How does the Overtone compare to it?

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« Reply #111 on: July 22, 2008, 07:36:59 PM »
Quote from: Mark on July 22, 2008, 12:20:36 PM
So what were the quirks?

From my experience you can get good tone from a SS amp or even a good pedal for that matter, but for me, I think the touch sensitive thing just isn't there with SS amps.

That's a generalization like saying you can't get a pristine clean out of a tube amp. The peavey bandit and the pritchard are both extremely touch sensitive. More so than many modern tube amps.

The problem with the pritchard is that he didn't have the treble and presence frequencies dialed in properly. It's like getting the correct bypass caps and coupling caps in a tube amp but much harder (for me at least) to experiment with... He used a couple players' opinions for dialing it in and i'm not sure he was using the "right" people.

The overtone is a completely different type of amp. My pritchard compared very favorably with my Allen Old Flame with a better master volume. It had more of a fender vibe to it but there's no reason why it couldn't be crafted with a dumble tone in mind. It just wasn't and Pritchard didn't seem to be interested in pursuing anything other than what they already had.
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« Reply #112 on: July 23, 2008, 07:30:30 AM »
Thanks for the reply Jack. In regards to the tone sensitive thing I am referring to distorted tones, I have found I always have had greater control over an amp with my guitars volume control with a valve amp than a transistor amp.

Fender transistor amps and a Sansamp come to mind here. Of course this is a generalisation and there are bound to be amps that break this generatisation, but this is what I have experienced.

I wish you hadn't mentioned the Peavey Bandit, I use to play with a guy who used a Peavey Bandit, I hated the sound he got out of that amp!

When I think of lush transistor amps I think of the Roland JC-120, though the distortion and reverb (from memory) left something to be desired.

That is a shame about Pritchard, if you are going to make a solid state Fender, well you are wasting your time, why not simply buy the valve Fender?
He really needs to go beyond what he has already done. I was very curious about his PRS amp, but.....

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« Reply #113 on: August 04, 2008, 05:44:17 PM »
HI Jack,
besides a Overtone Special I also have a ALLEN OLD FLAME from the first
made.
How to improve the Master Volume?
The sound is only full with the Master at 10;
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« Reply #114 on: August 05, 2008, 06:31:54 AM »
What does the master volume circuit look like?

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« Reply #115 on: August 05, 2008, 05:58:30 PM »
Hi Mark,
it`s a Dual 1M pot between PI and the 1,5k grid resistors with 0,1uF caps in front and behind.
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« Reply #116 on: August 06, 2008, 06:48:30 AM »
Dear Wolfgang

That should sound pretty good as you are also able to get PI distortion. The only down side of that style of master volume is, speaker dampening and presence control operation are effected.

The one meg master volume pots prior to PI effect clean tones and the bass rolls off on low master volume settings.

How are you finding it's operation?

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« Reply #117 on: August 24, 2008, 01:10:00 AM »
I recently bought an OTS and I've noticed that there's two piggy backed 40 microfarad caps at 500 volt close to the mains transformer is this okay??
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« Reply #118 on: August 24, 2008, 01:51:27 AM »
Pictures?
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« Reply #119 on: August 24, 2008, 10:56:18 AM »
Quote from: Irelandy on August 24, 2008, 01:10:00 AM
I recently bought an OTS and I've noticed that there's two piggy backed 40 microfarad caps at 500 volt close to the mains transformer is this okay??

Sounds like this is one of the first series that had the Jack Zucker mods applied to it.. Search this thread and you'll probably see some photos similar to yours.

Edit.... Been and had a look, no photos in this thread. Seen some somewhere, just can't remember where. Anyone?
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